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Was that man truly so clean? Was he just an ordinary and promising pharmacy professor at a university, or had he reached a level where not even Julian could uncover any information about him?Putting those thoughts aside… Based on their few interactions, Julian decided, "In any case, he's not a bad person."Diana smiled, as if she had seen through his tough exterior. She simply wrapped her hand around his neck, and the two of them walked towards the room. She maintained her warm smile, and let up on teasing him. "You clearly already think Jim is a good person, but won't admit it due to your appreciation for him. Julian, why are you so cute and like to get jealous?"Even though she was in her mid-twenties, she seemed to become more youthful as she aged. The way she spoke was almost as cute as Betty. In an instant, Julian's heart softened.A tough man with a tender heart. That was who Julian was at this moment. Facing his wife's gaze, he nodded, effectively agreeing with Diana'
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Layla was busy setting the table. The Fulcher family had many traditions; they had different tablecloths for every meal, a rule established by the late Madam Fulcher. She believed that anyone who enjoyed their meals was someone who loved life. As an elderly lady, she wanted to be one who loved life.Now, she was gone, but her habits and spirit remained forever.Diana watched Layla bustling around, and suddenly felt her eyes welling up with tears.Julian had followed behind her. Upon seeing her standing still, he understood her emotions instantly. He held her hand again. "Let's not argue anymore, okay? If Grandma finds out, she might want to take me away in her dreams tonight.""...What nonsense are you spouting?"Madam Fulcher wouldn't want to take her beloved eldest grandson away so early."Are you not angry anymore?"Seeing Diana talking to him again, a smug smile graced Julian's lips. Before Diana could react, he swiftly planted a kiss on her cheek.Their affectionate rela
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"Why not?" Julian countered. "If you don't sit on your husband's lap, whose lap would you sit on?"Diana didn't want to sit on anyone's lap or participate in shareholder meetings; she simply wanted to return the shares."You have the shares and what Grandma gave you," Julian said sincerely. "With them, you can do whatever you want in Richburgh. Hell, you can even walk into everyone on the streets, and they wouldn't say a thing."He'd be an influential figure among the men, and she'd be one among the women. Diana somehow recalled this line from a TV drama, and couldn't help but laugh."Why would I do that?" she scolded him playfully, her actions making Julian's throat dry. Diana felt that her current body was slightly plumper than before. She was worried about regaining the postpartum weight, which had led to restrictive eating habits."That sounds like such an inconvenient thing to do. It's better to be a decent person."Julian nodded in agreement. "In any case, the shares ar
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Julian was practically in charge of everything related to Betty's clothes and outings. Diana had become a hands-off manager of sorts. After finishing her meal, she sat in her chair, about to get up and head over to the couch. Suddenly, a peculiar fragrance wafted through the air—it was the scent of durian! She eagerly looked toward the kitchen. Sure enough, there was a room filled with ripe, creamy durians that made her mouth water just by looking at them.Julian didn't like durians; he always found them to have a strange odor. Yet now, they were served—intended solely for Diana's delight. She took a moment to recall how she had recently mentioned her liking for durians, but mistakenly attributed it to Julian's preferences. It was only now that she realized her mistake. She gazed at Julian, and couldn't help but think that his endless doting had spoiled her.A smile graced her lips. "Julian, I want to discuss something with you."Today, he had not only handed over his entire
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Inside Collina Villa, no one spoke for a long time.Julian was lost in thought.Diana, on the other hand, was anxious.Did she say something wrong?Why was Julian not only unenthusiastic, but also somewhat gloomy?He furrowed his brows, not saying a word, which was imposing enough.Perhaps it was Diana’s distressed look that affected him, so he quickly realized that he had unintentionally revealed his more domineering side.He was accustomed to doing this during company meetings. Whenever he contemplated things, his expression would turn cold."It's not that I'm unwilling to change their surnames, but I don't entirely agree with what you said."Julian paused, trying to find the correct words to express his feelings. "You're the one who gave birth to them, and there's nothing wrong with them using your surname."If he really wanted the two children to change their last names, he would have brought it up long ago. The fact that he hadn't paid much attention to this matter so fa
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"As for the surname..." Julian fell silent for a moment. "Let's wait. Once you've confirmed your origins, you can decide what surname the twins should have."He smiled contentedly. "No matter what surname you choose for them, I'll be fine with it."Diana teased him playfully, intentionally provoking him. "What about Channing?"Julian raised an eyebrow. "Are you trying to infuriate me to death, then have all my children inherit my wealth?""Of course not." Diana got up and kissed him. She placed his hand on her lower abdomen. This time, she wasn't joking when she said, "I can feel them growing little by little inside me."The previous ultrasound showed them as tiny dots, but this time, they were already twice as big."I really hope they're girls," Julian unintentionally expressed his innermost desire.Diana was taken aback. "You actually want two girls now? Didn't you say you'd be happy with either gender?""That was because I didn't want to put pressure on you," Julian sa
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What if she had two boys? Would Julian be unhappy? Then, what was the purpose of her putting so much effort into having two more children...?After lunch, the sun hung high, and the weather became increasingly hot. Since her conversation with Julian, Diana's mood wasn't exactly great, but she kept her worries to herself. She cradled her belly, slightly concerned. She thought she could eat a lot after smelling durians, but she ended up not even finishing a piece and feeling nauseous. She couldn't even vomit it out. In the end, Julian gave her some water and let her lie down to rest.Meanwhile, he went to the study to meet with Noel. "How’s the information we inquired about with the Jarvises? Any updates related to Jim?"Bringing up this topic, Noel looked awkward. "No updates?""Not exactly," Noel replied. "It's just that the information came from Cecilia."Noel had only mentioned it, and it was obvious that Cecilia had been unhappy then. Ultimately, she still assisted
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Julian's posture visibly relaxed. He leaned back in his chair, allowing his entire body to recline, emphasizing his aristocratic figure even more. Noel, surprised, gazed at Julian. His eyes flashed with doubt. Even now, despite confirming his romantic relationship with Cecilia, Noel couldn't fathom why Cecilia would abandon her feelings for Julian and turn to him, her assistant.After all, she was such a beautiful girl.Even when she was sick, she was beautiful.During her illness, she would smile at him, and hide behind him as if he were the most important person in the world.Noel rarely got lost in thought while reporting his work. Julian glanced at him a few times, then raised his hand to tap the table gently. "Continue."Noel snapped back to reality, and quickly resumed where he left off. "As I’ve said, Jim Hughes developed the fever-reducing medicine. During the development year, he gave up the patent and profits. He also provided the prescription for free to all p
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“Life is all about reconciliation.” Decades passed in the blink of an eye. Diana’s children had all grown up.Kate and Isaac had both passed away. Even Diana’s old friends, Fanny and Oliver, had left the world too.Fanny was never able to get pregnant again after that rainy night. She had gradually let go of her desire to get pregnant under Oliver’s persuasion.They stayed relentlessly by each other’s side, albeit childless. Over the years, having experienced all that life had to offer and being each other’s best friend, Oliver died on a peaceful night, never awaking again.Fanny held his hand while sending him off, and closed her eyes forever as well.Diana had seen too many people off in her lifetime.She had grown old herself, too. She could see her life slowly ebbing away.“Julian, I’m so happy to have lived my life with you.” She had transformed from a disgraced young woman to Mrs. Fulcher, respected by all in Richburgh. Julian even took care of her in person when she
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He blurted those words instinctively.He had been waiting so long for a pair of daughters, yet when the doctor came over, he saw a pair of sons instead.Diana thought the hospital must have made a mistake and kicked up a fuss, insisting that she had a pair of daughters. She insisted for them to check the footage from the surveillance camera to see if there was a mix-up. The culprit, Julian, could only stand guiltily at a corner and mumble, “Actually…sons are fine too.”As long as it was their children, it didn’t matter whether they were girls or boys. Either way, Diana was the only woman he loved his entire life. Even his love for his only daughter Betty didn’t match up to that.After witnessing Diana giving birth, Julian’s love for Diana went up a notch, to the point of paranoia.For the rest of their lives, he made sure to never let her worry or touch cold water.He took great care of her.Kate finally appeared two years after Diana gave birth.When the mother and daughter
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Nina mentioned the Jenningses. “The Jennings family is gone overnight, just like that.”Diana wasn’t shocked.She guessed that Julian had wanted to do that for a while. Not just for her and to seek justice for the Lemmington family, but also for Simon.Although Julian never allowed Simon to call him his brother, he had wanted to annihilate everything that was involved with the Hughes family since Simon’s death.Him making his move on the Jenningses indicated that the time had come.“Congratulations,” Diana said to Nina. “Has Vans come back to you?”“No,” Nina said with a shake of her head. “Lina Jennings isn’t the only thing standing in between us. We have problems of our own to overcome.”Diana sighed. “I think Marcus is pretty good.”She felt relaxed and comfortable around him.Even if Vans came round and worked with Julian to bring down the Jenningses, and had no feelings whatsoever for Lina, Diana wasn’t exactly eager to be with him.As if they had telepathy with each oth
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“He doesn’t need to be jailed,” Fanny said, confused. “One word from him, and his lawyers will be able to exonerate him. I just don’t understand why he’d rather go to jail.”“He wants to pay for his father’s sins,” Diana said with a sigh.Fanny didn’t know what to think of that. Was Oliver innocent, or not? He even went to such great lengths to stop her.Yet, the moment she declared that she would never compromise and would rather be under the protection of Diana than to be involved with Oliver, he clearly looked like he was in a daze.Diana noticed that Fanny hardly smiled over the past few days, and rubbed her hand comfortingly. “He just wants a clean start with you.”Fanny’s heart shook. She couldn’t sleep the entire night.The next morning, she told Diana, “Today’s the day of his trial and sentencing. I want to see him.”Diana asked Julian to send a few bodyguards with Fanny on her trip there.When she returned, she looked as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoul
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Fanny bet that he wouldn’t dare.That was equivalent to eliminating all chances he stood with Diana.Julian witnessed the scene unfolding before him. Instead of getting frustrated, he stood quietly there, ready to protect Diana, as he watched Fanny and Oliver fight it out with each other.Oliver was confused. “Why not?”He glanced at Diana, and went on, “I did like Diana in the past, but I have since given up on those feelings for her. Fanny Smith, is your heart made of stone? Can’t you tell who the woman I like is after all this time?”Fanny was stunned, feeling suffocated as if something was stuck in her throat. “Don’t tell me it’s me.”Oliver was dumbfounded. Who else could he be talking about? The stars in the sky?Fanny felt indignant under his glare. “If you like me, why did you say that I’m just a child-bearing tool for you?”“If I didn’t say that, would I be able to keep you confined in the villa? Would I be able to dash all your hopes and make you feel hopeless?”
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Oliver would never let her go. “Fanny Smith, don’t even think about leaving me in this life!”That was when Diana and Julian hurriedly made their way.Sean located Oliver very accurately. Diana saw the scene unfolding before her, and couldn’t help but recall everything that happened in Jacroaof. She hurriedly told Noel to take Sean outside and wait. She couldn’t afford to gamble on Sean’s safety. She didn’t want Sean exposed to any form of danger right under her nose.Her actions made Oliver tense. “Diana, do you think I’ve gone mad?” He grabbed Fanny’s hand, as if he was holding onto the most precious treasure in the world.Diana didn’t answer him, but she threw her bag that Julian was helping her carry toward Fanny.She was exerting so much force for a pregnant lady, looking as if she wanted to fight with Fanny.Even Julian didn’t know what Diana was trying to do, not to mention Fanny herself.By the time he snapped back to attention and wanted to stop Diana from doing s
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However, Fanny must let go of her hatred and past grudges first.The mention of children made Fanny waver. The hatred in her eyes grew even more intense. “Oliver Channing! The cheek of you to mention children!” What gave him the right to say that?!“We agreed,” Oliver said. He didn’t find anything wrong with that. “Fanny, if you want to leave that villa and be free once more, you must give birth to a child of ours.”“What about the child I lost just a few days ago?” Fanny demanded. She found him unreasonable. “Over the past few days, have you ever thought of him, or felt like you let him down? We haven’t even resolved the issues between us, and you want me to get pregnant again. Are you really ready to be a father?!”“I want you to get pregnant again?” Oliver said as he drew closer to her. His eyes were dark, looking as if he wanted to crush Fanny and put her in his pocket. “Weren’t you the one who tried to seduce me by wearing a revealing dress in my house? Fanny Smith, do
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Julian stopped talking to the butler, but he was already making plans in his heart.He returned to the study, and told Diana, “Fanny and Oliver have been fighting for a long time, and it might be over something that might potentially destroy their relationship.”In fact… “Fanny might no longer love Oliver right now.”However, the fact that Oliver faked her death and confined her was enough to show that he still cared for her.If he realized that Fanny no longer loved him, he might do something even crazier.“Let’s hurry up and save her, then!” Diana said.“Wait,” Julian said calmly, “I’m not done with my prediction.”“What?”“Oliver really doesn’t like you now.” Julian’s mood lifted as he arrived at his final conclusion. “We can step in to help Fanny.”Diana was dumbfounded.She had thought that Julian went to such great lengths to analyze the situation for the sake of saving another. To think that his possessiveness took over, and he prioritized figuring out Oliver’s feeli
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The three of them entered the study.None of them expected to see a portrait of Diana right in the middle of the study.The portrait was most likely drawn by copying a photo. In the portrait, Diana was eating something with a smile. It looked like the day when Diana encountered a pervert on the train and Oliver stepped in to help her and treated her to a meal.Did she smile so tenderly at him at that time?“You couldn’t have smiled so happily at that time when we were fighting over Kayla.”It was a portrait, not a photo. It was likely that the owner of this portrait added his own interpretation and features when he commissioned this portrait.“He still has feelings for you,” Julian said coldly.He no longer wanted to interfere with the affairs of the Channings.However, Diana disagreed. “If he really had feelings for me, he wouldn’t hang my portrait up so boldly right here.”The fact that Oliver could display the portrait for all to see proved that his feelings for Diana were
